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The first stage aimed to identify individuals with recurrent oral ulcers (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ROU<\/jats:styled-content>s) through home visits, and the second stage aimed to further examine those with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ROU<\/jats:styled-content>s for the presence of other <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BD<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010related manifestations under hospital conditions. The study was conducted using the criteria defined by the International Study Group for Beh\u00e7et's Disease. The sample size was determined to be 4697 with an expected sampling error of 5.5 per 10,000, with a 95% confidence interval. A standard questionnaire was administered to a total of 5218 individuals.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A history of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ROU<\/jats:styled-content> was recorded in 470 (9.0%) of the 5218 residents, and a previous diagnosis of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BD<\/jats:styled-content> was recorded in nine individuals. The prevalence rate of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BD<\/jats:styled-content> was estimated as 17 cases per 10,000 population in Kayseri, Turkey.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The present study contributes towards estimations of prevalences of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BD<\/jats:styled-content> in Turkey and towards raising public awareness about the disease. 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